GONE IN 900

A 1968 Mustang restoration

Gone in
900 Hours.

Years of restoration, told in fifteen minutes. A tired Mustang stripped, repaired and rebuilt by hand.

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The complete restoration film

900 Hours.
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From the first strip-down to the finished Mustang, the complete restoration is condensed into one fifteen-minute film.

Gone in 900 SecondsFull restoration film · 15 minutes
01

The beginning

It did not arrive as a finished dream.

It arrived as a promise: tired metal, old repairs and decades of history waiting to be uncovered. Every layer removed exposed another decision, another problem and another reason to keep going.

Model1968 Ford Mustang Coupe
Engine351 Cleveland V8
TransmissionFMX Automatic
Strip it back.Find the truth.Start again.
02

The build

Thousands of small jobs became one complete car.

Bodywork, paint, wiring, suspension, trim, glass and mechanical work: progress came one stubborn task at a time. Some jobs took hours. Others took weeks. Nearly all of them were done more than once.

01

Mechanicals

  • Engine rebuilt
  • New carburettor
  • New cooling system and hoses
  • New fuel cell
  • New brakes/discs/spidals/pads and brake lines
  • High-torque starter motor
  • New battery with remote shut-off
  • New high-output alternator
  • New HT leads, Flamethrower coil and distributor
  • Complete electrical rewire
  • New lighting throughout
  • Export bracing
  • Monte Carlo Bar
  • Dampners all round
  • Full front and rear suspension - control arms to sway bar
  • All new sensors
  • New fuel pump
  • Oil cooler
  • Waterless cooling
  • Rocker covers
  • New wheels and tyres
  • Aluminium pedals and shifter
02

Body

  • Stripped back to bare metal
  • Little to no filler
  • New badgeing
  • Full exterior repaint
  • New rear quarter panel
  • New rockers/sills
  • New windscreen
  • Doors repaired and painted
  • Elenor lights/Body Kit
  • De-Chromed in part
03

Interior

  • Full sound deadening
  • New carpet
  • Bespoke interior upholstery
  • New headlining
  • Handmade door cards
  • New wooden steering wheel
  • Replaced locks
  • New dashboard
  • Digital instrument cluster

Every system rebuilt

The restoration,
mapped out.

Explore the mechanical, electrical, suspension, braking and bodywork upgrades that brought the Mustang back to life.

1968 Mustang restoration upgrades infographic Explore the Mustang in 3D
“Restoration is mostly refusing to accept that ‘good enough’ is finished.”

The shape returns

From bare shell
to road presence.

The finish

Magnetic Metallic Grey.
Alive in the light.

The paint changes with every angle: charcoal in shadow, silver at the edges and deep metallic movement across the panels.

Reborn

Not factory perfect.
Something better.

Finished by hand. Built to be driven. Kept for life.